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Jordan Peele has undoubtedly made a name for himself in Hollywood. He started off as an actor and writer for MadTV then went on to co-create Key & Peele on Comedy Central with his dear friend and former MadTV alumni Keegan-Michael Key. Afterward, Peele moved onto films, writing such works like Keanu in 2016, helming the highly-acclaimed multiple award-winning Get Out in 2017, and producing BlacKkKlansman in 2018.
As we near the end of the decade with 2019, the New York-born actor, comedian, and filmmaker will have his plate full, and this is a good thing. CBS Television Studios and Peele’s production company Monkeypaw Productions have gotten together to premiere the revival of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone, which releases on April 1st and will be executively produced by Peele. In addition to that, the actor is set to lend his voice in Pixar’s Toy Story 4.
Before any of this can hit the screens of audiences, Peele has his own project coming soon than expected. Us, a psychological horror film written, produced, and directed by Peele, is due to hit theaters on March 22nd, but the film has already premiered earlier this weekend at the South by Southwest (SXSW) annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas. Here are the reactions so far:
Jordan Peele's "Us" is a horror masterpiece. We are witnessing the birth of our modern day Hitchcock. 20 years from now we will ask one another what our favorite Peele film is & you will get 10/12 different answers. Incredible performance from Lupita Nyong'o! #UsMovie #UsFirst pic.twitter.com/vvHunYqSxd
— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) March 9, 2019
It’s official: Jordan Peele is the new Spielberg. #Us is going to be one of the biggest movies of the year. #SXSW
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) March 9, 2019
#UsMovie just cemented Jordan Peele as the greatest horror mastermind of the decade. A terrifying, funny, smart, thoughtful movie with a phenomenal cast. Between this and Little Monsters we are living in the year of Lupita Nyong’o!
— Rafael Motamayor (@RafaelMotamayor) March 9, 2019
My god, #UsMovie . Winston Duke plays corny dad pitch perfectly. Lupita Nyong’o did THAT with such a chilling performance. I’m not looking into a mirror anytime soon #SXSW pic.twitter.com/gQplTPPQW9
— Joi Childs (@jumpedforjoi) March 9, 2019
Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o has been frequently revered for her role as Adelaide Wilson and the character’s doppelganger.
Trinbagonian-American actor and Nyong’o’s Black Panther co-star Winston Duke is praised for his role as Adelaide’s husband, Gabriel “Gabe” Wilson, who is said to be the comedic relief of the film as the “corny dad” archetype.
#UsMovie is amazing and so horrifying 😱 just like #GetOut you’ll want to watch it multiple times bc there are so many things that go unnoticed the first watch. I already know I missed so much! @Lupita_Nyongo is brilliant! 🙌🏼 wow 👏🏼👏🏼 #SXSW2019
— Sandy (@sandytypes) March 9, 2019
Jordan Peele’s #Us is absolutely nuts! Deliriously horrific, incredibly inventive, it has elements of the home invasion & zombie movies, but it is unlike anything I have ever seen. Wildly captivating from start to finish. #SXSW pic.twitter.com/vATBSUhD7e
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) March 9, 2019
#Usmovie is everything you want from a second venture into @JordanPeele HORRIFIC MIND. LIKE GOD DAMN. Believe the hype from the trailers, and from what everyone is saying. Super Twisted and I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS AGAIN
— Zach Pope ➡️ TIFF#2021 (@popetheking) March 9, 2019
The cinematic mechanics at work in @JordanPeele’s US are astounding. An insane balance of light and dark moments that dance in an increasing frenzy like all-time horror classic. Kudos to @Monkeypaw @jason_blum @UniversalPics & @sxsw #SXSW2019
— TravisStevens (@TravisStevens) March 9, 2019
Peele is lauded and is noted to be the decade’s horror mastermind (as per Clayton Davis) and the film is not only twisted and thrilling but “deliriously horrific [and] incredibly inventive” as well, according to Erik Davis of Fandango. Clayton Davis likens the filmmaker to Alfred Hitchcock, while Ramin Setoodeh calls him “the new [Steven] Spielberg.”
Sandy from Hidden Remote notes that there is a lot to keep an eye out for as “there are so many things that go unnoticed [during] the first watch.”
Oh, @JordanPeele. You sick, twisted, brilliant SOB. Don’t ever stop making us think.
Go see @UsMovie when it opens. I do NOT like horror films, but this one is doable. And necessary. #WatchYourself #UsMovie pic.twitter.com/dgAVh5c37h
— April (@ReignOfApril) March 9, 2019
#UsMovie is… different. And everything I wanted out of @JordanPeele’s sophomoric effort. The mystery of it allows for multiple watches. Less political and “important” as Get Out. More interesting, gripping, and daring. Better balance of the sick and the hilarious. Awesome job. pic.twitter.com/ItIqH77Klc
— Kevin L. Lee @ #TIFF21 (@Klee_FilmReview) March 9, 2019
#USMovie is @JordanPeele’s definitive love letter to the Horror genre. The lovable family, the terrifying slashers, the spine-tingling score, the buckets of blood, and most importantly a hell of an experience that will put a permanent grin on your terrified face. ✂️ pic.twitter.com/MaBQgllqW5
— Noah Levine (@ZProductionz) March 9, 2019
Y'all aren't ready for @UsMovie
Trust me. #UsMovie #UsFirst pic.twitter.com/WWrjxwsOXR
— KHAL 9000 (@khal) March 9, 2019
Us is not something you would want to miss, but it is also cited as a film nobody will be ready for. Jordan Peele’s sophomore opus releases in just two weeks!
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Managing editor & film and television critic with a Bachelor's of Arts in English Literature with a Writing Minor from the University of Guam. Currently in graduate school completing a Master's in English Literature.
